The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-07-07
SCHOOL RxAnlssRs' QUESTIONS.
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!. What IL ratio? What h the ratio
of 8 to2
2. The surface Of u cubicai block Is
45O square feet. FiiWi diagonal.
3. Why does 160 Of lOngitu,ie make
hr. Of time?
4. A and b can do piece ot work IN
10 days, Il and G. In ~ days, aud A aud
G In Is days. How long will II take
each to do It?
8. If goods are marked at 20 per cent.
profit, hut sold ut 10 per cent. of for
6. How would you find tile average
per cent. of daily attendance IN your
school?
Z. A clock gains all hour a day. II
set right to-day st noon, what will lNn
the true time when 1t points to IL
O'Clock, noon, to. morrow.
8. A man bOrrows money ut 3 per
cent. payable semi i.annually, and lends
at 12per cent. payable quarterly. How
much must lie borrow to clear $500?
9. BY what factor must 1888 he mul.
tiplled to becOme a perfect square?
triangle IL 80 It. Find area.
3RAxMAR.
/. Define declension, synopsis and
comparison.
g. Give the signs of the indicative
and potential modes.
3. For what purpose do we study ami
teach English grammar
4. What are defective verbs :? Give
two.
s. What nre redundant verbs =? Give
two.
9. Write the plural Of Musselman,
talisinan. flv.trap, court msrtial, hand.
ful, radius, bnsis, Englishman.
7. Parse the words in italics: He
had more money than he knew What
to do aoith. That hat Ia ,Uorth only II
dollar.
3. Distinguish between abridgmel,t
and ellipsis, and illustrate each.
8. Employ In n sentence: The
possessive plural of som.in law. A
compound passive participle. An in
finitive used adverbially. lain ns IL
participle.
10. Diagram the following:
- "Must noble Antony.
Let not the piece Of virtue, wiici, Ia set
To keep 1t huiltled, be the ram, to halter
The fortress of It,"
HISTORY.
l. What generals opposed Sherman's q
"March to the Sea ?"
2. How came the New World to be
called America?
8. Who were the Puritans? Pilgrims?
Separatists
4. During the Rebellion how many
States seeded? What four were the
last to secede?
5. Name the tribal divisions of the
North American Indians.
8. Which was discovered first, the st.
Lawrence or the Mississippi? Who
discovered each?
Z. What cities have been seats of the
Federal Government
8. If President Cleveland were to die
who would succeed him?
o. What gave rise to the organization
known as grangers?
10. What three things caused cotton
to become profitable?
GEOGRAPHY.
l. What is the earth's position in
the solar system
2. What port situated within the
Arctic Circle is open to navigation
throughout the year?
8. What is an Archipelago? In
what ocean is the largest Archipelago ?
4. Name, In order, the tributaries OF
the Ohio River, beginning at its mouth.
8. Bound Alabama, give capital,
area, population and principal pro.
ducts.
8. What two depressions divide the
Cordilleras of Central America
7. Distinguish between ebb, flood,
spring and neap tides.
8. Bound Austria, give capital, title
of ruler, principal rivers and mount
aims.
8. Trace the 4Oth parallel.
10. Locate Nova Zembla, Galapagos,
St. Helena, Falkland, Ceylon and
Balearic.
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
l. Write letter making application
for position as q teacher.
2. Sketch a primary lesson 10 num-
bers.
8. What have you read on Theory
and Practice of teaching? Mention
the subjects discussed by the author.
4. What educational periodicals. do
you read?
5. Do you take the Ohio Education.
sl Monthly? Give your opinion as to
lite importance In aiding teacher In
doing better work.
8. Your opinion OF q teacher who
does not read any educational litera.
ture.
7. How do you make recitation
interesting?
8. Will you attend our next Teach.
ers' Institute
4Ov,o tho Children: They are q.